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Full name Ross Edwards
Born December 1, 1942, Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia
Current age 66 years 38 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1171

170*

40.37

104

ODIs

255

80*

36.42

349

73.06

First-class

126

212

7345

170*

39.27

111

List A

550

80*

27.50

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

10.00

ODIs

First-class

126

1/24

75.00

5.35

84.0

List A

Career statistics

Test debut

England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 22-26, 1972 scorecard

Last Test

England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 28-Sep 3, 1975 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

England v Australia at Manchester, Aug 24, 1972 scorecard

Last ODI

Australia v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 21, 1975 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class span

1964/65 - 1979/80

List A span

1969/70 - 1979/80

Ross Edwards was a dependable middle-order batsman and a brilliant cover fielder (although he started as a wicketkeeper) who improved with age and was 29 when he was picked for his first overseas tour , to England in 1972. In his second Test at Nottingham he opened the innings in an emergency and hammered an unbeaten 170. Australia might have thought they had found a new opener, a pair in the next Test resulted in Edwards returning to his more familiar middle-order role. After another solid home series against Pakistan, he toured West Indies as the reserve wicketkeeper, but a poor series meant he was out of the side until recalled against England in 1974-75, hitting his second hundred at Perth. He toured England in 1975, top-scoring with 58 in the World Cup final defeat by West Indies, and in the Tests series which followed he made 99 in a crisis at Lord's, but didn't play for Australia again after that series. In 1977 he joined World Series Cricket, ending his career in 1979-80. An accountant by trade, he moved to England where he continues to play club cricket.
Martin Williamson

Nov 26, 1979

Ross Edwards models the 'proposed coloured cricket apparel' © Wisden Cricket Monthly



Ross Edwards lbw to Woolmer for 99, England v Australia, 2nd Test, Lord's July 31, 1975 © The Cricketer International



Ross Edwards lbw to Woolmer for 99, England v Australia, 2nd Test, Lord's July 31, 1975 © The Cricketer International

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